Noun
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an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"
"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
- trip up -
an unsteady uneven gait
Verb
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make an error
"She slipped up and revealed the name"
- slip up - trip up -
encounter by chance
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall
"She stumbled over the tree root"
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walk unsteadily
"The drunk man stumbled about"